Maryland voters cast 185,031 ballots during the eight-day early voting period, according to unofficial figures from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

The total represents a nearly 8% increase over early voting turnout during Maryland’s 2022 gubernatorial primary election. More than 5% of the state’s active registered voters cast ballots before Election Day.

Thursday produced the largest single-day turnout of the early voting period. More than 46,600 voters cast ballots statewide on the final day, accounting for roughly one-quarter of all early votes cast during the eight days.

Turnout steadily increased as Election Day approached. After averaging roughly 20,000 voters per day during the first week, participation climbed to nearly 30,000 voters on Day 7 before surging to more than 46,000 on the final day.

Several counties exceeded the statewide turnout rate. Talbot County led the state with early voting participation of 9.07% of eligible active voters, followed by Calvert at 7.89%, Kent at 7.12%, Caroline at 6.55%, Charles at 6.42%, Garrett at 6.41%, and Somerset at 6.20%.

Among the larger counties, Howard reported early voting turnout of 6.14%, Harford reached 5.92%, Baltimore County recorded 5.96%, and Prince George’s reached 5.77%.

Montgomery County recorded the largest number of early voters with 28,576 ballots cast, followed closely by Prince George’s County with 30,367 and Baltimore County with 26,486. Anne Arundel County reported 13,828 early voters, while Baltimore City recorded 13,790.

Early voting totals do not include mail-in ballots or provisional ballots. Local boards of elections will continue to process and canvass mail-in ballots following Election Day.

Maryland voters have until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, June 23, to cast their ballots in the 2026 primary election.

Visit the Maryland State Board of Elections website for more information.